Gamma Phi Beta - University of Kansas

GAMMA PHI BETA 3 S igma Chapter welcomed a fantas c new member class a er having a wonderful fall formal recruitment. Sisters, daughters, and granddaughters of Gamma Phi Beta members joined our chapter along with other amazing young women on August 24. WELCOME TO 1339 Our wonderful new members joined us on the lawn for our Girls Tour-themed Bid Day to celebrate with their new sisters! Following Bid Day, the new members joined the rest of the chapter for a sisterhood event at a local arcade to get to know each other and begin their Gamma Phi Beta bond. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS This past spring, our chapter GPA was 3.42, tying for fourth place on the Hill. One hundred seventeen members had GPAs above 3.5, and 35 women had 4.0 GPAs. The 2015 pledge class had the highest GPA with a 3.6. CHAPTER ACTIVITIES Parents Weekend took place September 21, and women and their families enjoyed brunch at the house prior to the football game against West Virginia. Intramurals will start soon with our women par cipa ng in indoor/ outdoor soccer, volleyball, sand volleyball, and basketball. On October 1, we hosted Grilled Cheese with G Phi B's from 6-9 p.m. at the chapter house. Proceeds go directly to Girls on the Run Interna onal. On October 20, our 74 new members will be ini ated into Gamma Phi Beta and the Sigma sisterhood. THANK YOU, ALUMNAE! On behalf of the Sigma Chapter, I want to thank all of our wonderful alumnae for their support and help during recruitment! We look forward to a wonderful first semester, and year, at Gamma Phi. Please don't hesitate to stop by and see us at 1339; you are always welcome! In IIKE, Jordan Heath '16 President kugphipresident@gmail.com SIGMA SISTERHOOD STAYS TRUE AND CONSTANT Gamma Phi Beta Begins Exciting Fall Semester Celebra ng our newest sisters at 1339! Sisters enjoy a quick break from work week to catch a Royals game. Patricia Miller Rose '44 re red from 20 years of volunteering as a docent at the Art Ins tute of Chicago. She resides in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Email: nroseandco@aol.com Joanna Sargent Hoglund '49 loves Gamma Phi so much and reads the newsle er over and over finding news about her sorority sisters. She would love to see the new furniture in the house. Joanna lives in Bloomingdale, Ill. Cynthia Quick Woods '51 is ac ve in her lively re rement community in Concord, N.H., where she has lived for seven years. Email: cynthia.q.woods@gmail.com Peggy Guthrie Wink '58 and her husband, Dick, live at Lake of the Ozarks and love the beauty of the lake and the wildlife. Peggy owns Graphic Special es, LLC. Email: pwink@graphicspecial es.com Barbara Ossian Williamson '60 and her husband, Delbert, have been married over 55 years. They celebrated their anniversary with their daughter, Sara, by traveling to Dachau, Normandy, and Paris. She lives in Wellington, Fla. Email: bjwill2660@gmail.com Chris Sleeker Granger '61 moved to Atlanta a er 40 years in Maryland so she and her husband, Thomas, could be closer to their daughter and her family. "We've se led into our new community— making many friends and becoming involved in a number of community ac vi es." Email: tandcgranger@outlook.com Patricia Barker Hatcher '65 is a re red widow and has two sons and four grandchildren. She lives in Oceanside, Calif., and is interested in alumnae ac vi es in the San Diego area. Email: phatpat1711@gmail.com Tina Myers Mullinix '75 and her husband, Jim, celebrated their 41st anniversary with a Danube River cruise and a week in Tuscany, Italy. "It was amazing." They live in Leawood, Kan., "within 10 minutes of our three ΓΦΒ daughters and four grandkids. Such fun!" Email: tmullinix74@gmail.com Vivian Eddy Thomsen '76 enjoys the re red life, suppor ng chairi es and volunteering in hopes of making a posi ve difference in the world. She and her husband have five children and nine grandchildren, whom they love to visit. Email: rtho1975@a .net Alumnae Update

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